The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-23
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.


REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
me Conveation III Rspublican Clubs Or.
gani.e the Repubilcan Nsslo.al Leasss
-ResOiuttOua Adopted.
NEW YORK. Dec. 18-lhe convention of
Republican Clubs accomplished considers
Die work at Chickering Hall Friday. All
notions were referred to the Committee on
Resolutions. Senator William II. Evarts,
he permanent chairman, delivered IN ad-
lress which elected loud applause.
| A draft for constitution tor o National
organization to be known rs the Republican
League Of the United States, was pre-
,ented. A president, three vice presidents
and o secretary and treasurer are to he the
,ficers. A draft of constitution for
State leagues was also presented.
The Committee on Resolutions, by Hon.
John A. Kasson, Of lows, the chairman,
presented u lengthy report, dealing his
iorically with the Republican party and
what it had accomplished for the country,
concluding with the following declarations:
First-we emphatically refuse 70 abandon
The policy Of protection, on which our unex-
ampled National progress and prosperity are
founded.
Second-The effect Of the Democratic policy
would be dangerous by transferring many Of
our industries to England, ana robbing our
working people Of their employment and wages,
for the benefit of British manufacturers.
Third-We recognize in the message OF the
rountrr NJ The choice between sunnorting the
I.horpr. and the in,ustrie. M Great Rri,ain
an, Enro,,e g.neroI,v ON the orc hand and IN
the other the sumort of the Iahor;ny mon and
Industrial enterprise Of America. We respect
fully decline the former which he recommends,
and viii stand nv our people when We elect
President
Eour,h-Tbe pr;ncir,c NJ nrotectjon Ia mot
s,,n,,c, unon tho interest. NJ ans one section m
NJ INV ore rIas, NJ ind,vid,aIs hut unon tho IN.
terest. of the entir, country IT. sunrcmc oh.
iect IN render America iudcncndent Of Eurone
In render the limited States entirelv self si,s.
tanning. to keen our money Mt home and give
emp,oyment tn our working people IN substi.
tute home competjtion for FOREIGN In build nm
towns and VILLAGES. tn encourage agriculture
and enhance The va,ue NJ farms IN provid.
home markets for the farmer. to udapt our manu-
features to our domestic wants. to promote the
opening of rapd and chcap communication be.
tween the States and Territories. To omen mines
and develop nil the vast resources of our conn
try. so richly blessed of God in all that is
needed to make a ueople great conteuted and
hap,y.
tIftb-while the Republ lean marty has since
reDelyellIH ynXltf0n
uniformly when in mower. Kent the surn,ns
within safe limits. the Democracy have shown
themselves incompe,ept for either dirty and bv
persistently refusing any reduction of taxes
nn,.ss counled with n .lestru.tive cssault On
American Industries. are responsible for the az
cu,nuutiop Of the existing, surp,us and ALI the
dangers IL involves We believe that only the
restoration IF Renub,ie.,n su,,r,m,cv pives as
surancc NJ uniting redu.ed taves N revised
toriff and limited surnlus with the nreserva
t,on NJ the uol,cv which alone saves ne fr,,m he
coming the commercial slaves Of i.uropc
Sixtb-The continued refusal Of the Demo-
cratic House NJ Ronresnnt,,ives IN admit Ter
r,tories barin. a Nomination Of biob character
and ,n,cIiigence exccelinc in nnmbcr thu, of
several States of the IIn,on. old and new shouId
arouse the INDIGNATION of nil true Amer;cens
wbo heliave i'm boma ru,e and ,,onsti,ut;onoi
rivhts
Soventb-we condemn Tho bosti,i,r NJ tho
Damocra,ic n,rtv In the IJouee NJ R.nros.rta
t,vos IN aIl me,ns for the advancement. NJ broad
nonu,or education. and denounce n. nrbitr,rv
condu,, a., ,hw,r,,ng erorv .fror, 20 cor.i,,.y
any neasure for this nurnose
E.;ghth-Reyiving No mast issues VIC ,ns;st nc
n Iiviny ouestion and an indisoensah,e bnIwarE
., National security ,,non a frce homes, h,IIot
and n fair count in nj, the states of tho Irnion
N,n,h wa ,,,.-,,. ,ho n.r,onr,,;, $500 ,r;,,,
,,;,;n. IN nrovide ont Of tho ohnnd,nt no.
sou.oes -, tho Nation ,o- ,ho ,rhn;,d;nr -, :.
,,"ra oo,con, now sor the ,,rn,cct;or ~ on 40
rons.,os. en-, coost Tor tho r.s,or,,;on N on,
onr,,,nor,.;n, main. co nsson,;., 90 ~. TT,
t. 80 a,r,o-;..n ..,,n.r .nd 60 en-. ax,.ns;or,
nn,v -, Ar,ar;c,n ,r,d. ord wo ,r,,o ,ho noca
s;,w a, nrnrnrt and energetic measures sor thoss
,,,,.,,-,an, nhia",s
Tenth-we charge the Democratic Admins.
tration with cnlnab,e wealxncss in pua-diny
American industries and individual RIGHTS IN
the biyh se.s and in foreivn ,unds while tho
vessels and property of our citizens have been
seized and sacrificed in foreign ports, and in.
formation Of what they were justly entitled to
under our treaties withheld from them or made
dependent on foreign interpretations and we
demand q more vigorous assertion OF American
sta'eshahsnip Mh.eh shali ,es'ore inc respect
on .,',, "''o'"oU " 'A0 '"'' "'"'"U' VI Jul Ao
pI T,ar.,,,-w. .,,,,o ,,. nomo.,o.,. ,.,.r
,r;,h hsin, r.crc,nt ~ the white ond n-',,s
pledges Of the President in prostitutinu the
Civil Service to partisan purposes. We hold
that those professed friends OF Civil-Service re-
form who accept and follow this faithless action
in preference to the party which placed the
Civil-Ser'ice law on the statute books are
themselves untrue 70 .neif PROFESSIONS. we con,
uenn any ,. s;sp =. S'' ieoi a"u al
TUo,,,b"yye charnc ,h,. no,nooro,,c .ar,n,s.
,ra,,on with tramnlinp mon tb, inst claims q,
the soldiers Of the Republic. and with reopen
ing the accepted settlements Of deplorable sec.
tional strife by ordering the removal of the
.mblems of such strife from the place where
they quietly reposed in the archives OF the Ma
ton, ana yieiuihs only alter Inc indishah' pro-
ns.so' inc american peopie'
Ihrleentn-opon TINS hlstory anu .nese oec.
'ata'uns We ouo su ~ uu, ~,u no'
,,s ;,,nsirr q. co,nmer re and ,,s s,a.csnansS,n
Tho reDort vas ,,nan,mon.lv adonfed
ur,r,crr,s r,ysr pYva,nrxr
NV, yo,r No. ~ Tho ponnhI;c.n